Lincoln Isham
| Lincoln Isham | |
|---|---|
| File:Lincoln Isham.jpgLincoln Isham.jpg | |
| Born | June 8, 1892 New York City, New York |
| 💀Died | August 31, 1971 (aged 79) Dorset, VermontAugust 31, 1971 (aged 79) |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Leahalma "Lea" Correa |
| 👶 Children | None |
| 👴 👵 Parent(s) | Mary Mamie and Charles Bradford Isham |
Lincoln “Linc” Isham (June 8, 1892 – September 1, 1971) was a descendant of Abraham Lincoln. He was one of three great-grandchildren of Abraham Lincoln and the only child of Mary "Mamie" Lincoln.[1]
Life and work[edit]
Isham was born to Mary "Mamie" and Charles Bradford Isham. A drop out of Harvard,[2] a newspaper once said "his frail body was unequal to the strain". Later on, Isham was said to have been a secret operative for the U.S. government in World War II.
On August 30, 1919, Isham married Leahalma "Lea" Correa, a New York ‘Society Girl of Sephardic Spanish Descent’, and helped raise her daughter, Frances Mantley. He was a frequent visitor at Hildene. Once when he was young, he was allowed to drive his grandfather Robert Todd Lincoln's 1905 Thomas Automobile, but rolled it in a ditch.
Later in his life, Isham and his wife settled in Dorset, Vermont where they owned a 22-acre (9 ha) farm. A talented amateur musician, he would often play music while his wife wrote children’s stories. On September 1, 1971 at 12:30 am, Isham died at Putnam Memorial Hospital at the age of 79. He left most of his estate to the Red Cross, Salvation Army, and American Cancer Society. He also left a US$440,000 trust fund for his stepdaughter, and sent his grandmother's ‘Chicken Leg Coffee Set’ and ‘White House china’ to the Smithsonian.[3] The rest of his family artifacts were auctioned off.[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Biography and Family Line of the Lincolns".
- ↑ The New Yorker (2/28/1994)
- ↑ p.36, The Lincoln Family Album
- ↑ p.289, from "Robert Todd Lincoln: A Man In His Own Right"
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